Description

SSCA Choice AU 1854 Kellogg Twenty

1854 $20 Kellogg & Co. Twenty Dollar AU55 PCGS. Ex: S.S.
Central America. SSCA 7164. Long Arrows, Small Letters obverse and
reverse. K-2, R.4. The major devices are well struck, and
incompleteness of impression is limited to some of the obverse star
centers. This partly lustrous piece is surprisingly free from
obtrusive abrasions, although a faint vertical mark on the cheek is
noted. John G. Kellogg, a former cashier of the U.S. Assay Office,
was petitioned in 1854 to strike gold pieces to fill the market
void left by the late opening of the San Francisco Mint. This piece
is encased in a gold label holder, and the certificate of
authenticity accompanies the lot. Listed on page 359 of the 2007
Guide Book. (PCGS# 10222)